I highly suggest doing the labs of MIT's 6.858 (Computer System Security). I'm taking it right now, and it's one of the most rewarding classes. The labs can be

I highly suggest doing the labs of MIT's 6.858 (Computer System Security). I'm taking it right now, and it's one of the most rewarding classes. The labs can be found here: http://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2013/schedule.html http://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2013/schedule.html. In fact, the first lab is all about buffer overflows and return to libc attacks. All labs come with autocheckers or sufficient instructions to check your answers. The first lab can be found here: http://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2013/labs/lab1.html http://css.csail.mit.edu/6.858/2013/labs/lab1.html. Highly highly recommended to anyone. I wish more people knew about this class because it's class A, absolutely awesome. Very practical and informative.